Hesford Surname

305,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Hesford Surname User-submission:

The Hesford surname derived from a small village Haßfurt in Germany.

Hesford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5301:105,12811,010
Australia3041:88,80210,230
United States2531:1,432,64498,450
Wales451:68,7676,014
Scotland361:148,7178,826
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4541:53,6906,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Hesford Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Hesford surname derived from a small village Haßfurt in Germany.

- hesford1

Hesford Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hesford Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Hesford is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hesford? popularity and diffusion

It is the 305,056th most common surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,872,317 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Hesford live; 49 percent live in Northern Europe and 49 percent live in British Isles.

It is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 530 people, or 1 in 105,128. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater Manchester, where 44 percent are found, Merseyside, where 8 percent are found and Lancashire, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account England it exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Hesford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hesford has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Hesford surname increased 117 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 2,811 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hesford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hesford last name are 11.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58% being registered with the political party.

The amount Hesford earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.08% less than the national average, earning $42,683 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.37% less than the national average, earning $43,042 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hesfordp931/
Hessford930/
Heusford930/
Esford92275/
Heford924/
Heasfford880/
Hosford864,070/
Hasford861,654/
Hefford861,363/
Gesford86313/
Heaford86255/
Hepford8673/
Heyford8671/
Hedford8617/
Heiford869/
Hexford865/
Eshford864/
Ahsford864/
Hetford861/
Esfford861/
Essford860/
Eford83154/
Esfor831/
Headford80630/
Gessford80286/
Heafford8051/
Hossford804/
Hessfort801/
Haysford801/
Heatford801/
Heshfour801/
Eadsford801/
Hassford800/
Chetford800/
Heitford800/
Chefor771,587/
Efford771,369/
Exford77550/
Eyford77209/
Eiford77129/
Eaford7788/
Isford7766/
Hefore7765/
Edford7761/
Asford7748/
Esfard7728/
Osford7721/
Esfour7719/
Euford776/
Geford774/
Hyford772/
Hefour772/
Jeford772/
Hiford771/
Esforz771/
Hayshford754/
Efor73185/
Hayford7134,584/
Ashford7121,447/
Jefford711,646/
Gepford71460/
Heifort71174/
Eafford71115/
Chepfor7134/
Gefford7113/
Cheffor7113/
Hoiford716/
Hixford714/
Eyjford714/
Assford713/
Chehfor713/
Hephord712/
Haiford712/
Aisford712/
Chefore712/
Gisford711/
Hifford711/
Echford711/
Hasfort711/
Hiefort711/
Eaxford711/
Eifords711/
Gesfard711/
Asfford711/
Heshfar711/
Geeford711/
Eshfour711/
Chefort711/
Heffour711/
Chiefor711/
Heiffor710/
Heifard710/
Hosferd710/
Heffard710/
Gesfurd710/
Hesfert710/
Hazford710/
Hasferd710/
Eifford710/
Ishford710/
Gaisford671,087/
Cheshfar67271/
Ayshford67183/
Effor67153/
Esfar67117/
Chetfour67113/
Iford6781/
Jefor6753/
Aishford6750/
Hasforth6750/
Edsforth6748/
Efore6723/
Cheffort6718/
Efort6713/
Gefor6712/
Hefar6712/
Gishford6711/
Headfort677/
Yford676/
Jford675/
Chifford675/
Heyforth675/
Gaysford673/
Efuor672/
Eyfor672/
Efour672/
Heiforth672/
Hayfford671/
Headfore671/
Hossfort671/
Eifor671/
Exfor671/
Cheapfor671/
Cheffour671/
Eforr671/
Cheeseforth670/
Efard670/
Eichford670/
Gephford670/
Hepforth670/
Hesfurth670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hesford
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